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love my new (used) 2001 red 5 door Viggen but...
Posted by david noble [Email] (more from david noble) on Sat, 23 Sep 2006 12:36:20
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Hello all -- first time poster with my new (used) Viggen with 95K on the clock. Bought in Dallas, Texas, drove up to Denver, Colorado and had it checked at Mile High Motors. It got a pretty clean bill of health, some oil consumption over ~800 mile journey. Then, drove to Boston, MA with no issues. The good news is that gas mileage is phenomenal. Averaging 33-35 MPG at speeds of 65-80. Is this normal? I have verified the computer's accuracy with by doing some simple math at fill-ups...
The not so good is that it is consuming oil -- about a quart every 800-1000 miles. During my check up in Denver -- the engine posted excellent compression. I guess the turbo could be going? I have browsed through these archives but have not come across exactly what I'm looking for. If someone can tell me what else to look for other than failing turbo -- i'd appreciate it!
Oh and also in the morning, it sometimes doesn't start on 1st or second try. The mech in Denver said Spark plugs could stand to be replaced. Anything else I that could be creating that problem?
Many thanks,
David
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